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Stephen Donaldson
At the same time as Brooks, another american called Stephen (Reeder) Donaldson (1947-) published Lord Foul's Bane (1977). 1978 came The Illearth War and the year after The Power that preserves were published and the trilogy "The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever" was completed.The story is about a man, Thomas Covenant that is a leper, that is moved to a secondary world where the people think he is the reincarnation of a hero that once fought Lord Foul. Covenant is convinced that he just takes part in a dream, and if he would believe in the dream he would be insane. Despite the adventures he is experiencing he refuses to accept that the events are real.
A second trilogy: "The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever" have been published as well, consisiting of the novels "The Wounded Land" (1980), "The One Tree" (1982) and "White Gold Wielder".
- A bibliography over Stephen Donaldsons' books
Books at Amazon.com (USA):
Lord
Foul's Bane - Book 1
The
Illearth War - Book 2
The
Power That Preserves - Book 3
Books at Amazon.co.uk (Europe):
The
Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever, all three books